How does USAir dividend miles work?

Mrs. R asked:


I fly a lot back and forth to Vegas. I always fly USAir because it is the only non-stop flight.
I have heard of dividend miles, but have no clue what it is… Is it a credit card, if I use it I will accrue miles?
How exactly does this work?

Minnie

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One Response to “How does USAir dividend miles work?”

1. dcgirl Says:
   March 24th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

   Dividend Miles is the USAir frequent flier program. Sign up for it at usair.com and you will get a Dividend Miles number; a few weeks later you will get a card and a welcome kit. Whenever you book your travel, make sure you sign into your Dividend Miles account to make the purchase and your DM number will automatically be associated with the ticket purchase. If you purchase through a reseller like expedia, then make sure you apply your DM number when you check in. That way, USAir keeps track of all the miles you fly and if you get enough, you get some nice perks.

   Fly 25,000 miles in a year (and that is flying miles, not credit card miles) and you reach Silver Preferred status, which is the lowest level of elite. Once you have Elite, you are automatically placed in an upgrade queue whenever you purchase a ticket. If there is an upgradable seat available when it’s your turn to be upgraded, they put you in first class for free. Being Silver, you might or might not get upgraded— those with Gold, Platinum and Chairman’s status get upgraded before Silvers, but depending on when you fly, you might have a shot.

   Even if you don’t get upgraded, you can pick better seats than a non-status traveller— exit row booking before you arrive at the airport (nice! extra leg room) or other “better” seats that the average person can’t select. You also get to board the plane before the rest of the people which means you will always find space for your carry-on in the bins.

   You can also get the USAir credit card to earn more miles but those are only “redemption” miles— you can use them towards a free ticket which is nice but they do not help you build up any status. So if you fly 20,000 miles and earn another 5000 from credit cards, you are still not a preferred member.